As many policy makers and politicians head off to take their summer holidays, it is easy to place Brexit at the back of our minds.

To remind you of what’s coming up on the Brexit agenda and what to expect next, we have pulled together a timetable of key dates, added below. This timetable also frames much of what we at ISLA will begin to work around over the coming months.

Next steps

Week 28 August 2017 – Third round of Brexit talks

Week 18 September 2017 – Fourth round of Brexit talks

24 September 2017 – German parliamentary election

25 September 2017 – General Affairs Council meeting on Brexit

30 September 2017 – EC to publish assessment on EBA and EMA applications

01 October 2017 – Catalan independence referendum

Week 9 October 2017 – Fifth round of Brexit talks

15 October 2017 (tbc) – Austrian legislative election

17 October 2017 – General Affairs Council meeting on Brexit

19-20 October 2017 – European Council summit on Brexit

20 November 2017 – General Affairs Council meeting on Brexit

12 December 2017 – General Affairs Council meeting on Brexit

14-15 December 2017 – European Council summit on Brexit

Q4 2017 – Phase two of negotiations to begin (tbc)

October 2018 – Tentative deadline set out by Barnier for the conclusion of the negotiations